Conversations on Law in Action: Strategic Litigation

On 17 May, at 12 noon, the Católica Global School of Law (CGSL) and the Catholic Research Centre for the Future of Law will host another edition of the cycle ‘Conversations on Law in Action’, which will take place at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

The featured guest for this edition is Leonor Caldeira, a qualified lawyer in Portugal. She holds a law degree from the University of Lisbon – Faculty of Law (2015) and a master's degree (LLM) from Queen Mary University of London (2016). Leonor worked at ClientEarth (Brussels) as an EU Litigation Lawyer focusing on a wide range of strategic litigation both at EU and national level. Before joining ClientEarth she was a Litigation Associate at law firm PLMJ Advogados, SP, RL in Lisbon, Portugal focusing mainly on civil and commercial litigation.

In conversation with Dean Miguel Poiares Maduro, Leonor will discuss her work on strategic litigation. Also known as impact litigation, the expression “strategic litigation” refers to the practice of bringing legal actions with the purpose of effecting societal change.

The entrance to the event is free, but registration is required through the form.